SRCF Craiova received an offer in the tender procedure for the reconstruction and repair of the Carcea viaduct located on the CF Videle – Orșova line, which was badly damaged in 2018 after the derailment of a private freight train. The estimated value of the contract is 59.4 million lei.
The bridge partially collapsed on August 12, 2018, when a 23-car freight train drove into it, six of which derailed. Since then, only line I has been running. In the district, on the problematic line, trains travel 5 km in 14 minutes.
The bridge is 9 km from Craiova railway station, 45 km from Caracal and 200 km from Bucharest. From August 12 to September 4, 2018, there was no traffic on the viaduct at all, and between Caracal and Kraiova, trains were detoured for more than 30 km.
The viaduct is located 200 km from Bucharest, on highway 100 Bucharest – Timisoara, where trains take more than ten hours for 533 km and there are many speed limits.
What CFR SA says
The Association of Austrian-Romanian Companies submitted an application for the reconstruction of the Karča viaduct.
Goal:
Design and execution of works for the reconstruction and repair of Cârcea viaduct, infrastructure consolidation on both lines, installation of new decks 1, 2 and 3 on line I, track construction on line I and work on installations related to line I.
Participant: STRABAG SRL – METABET CF SA association
Estimated cost: 59.4 million lei
Source of funding: state budget
Term of contract: 26 months (design, obtaining approvals, execution of works)
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